[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D871-D873]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Eight public bills, H.R. 2049-2056; and two 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 102 and H. Res. 192 were introduced.
  Pages H7178-79
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 714, to establish the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in the 
State of Illinois, amended (H. Rept. 104-191, Part 1);
  H.R. 1943, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to deem 
certain municipal wastewater treatment facilities discharging into 
ocean waters as the equivalent of secondary treatment facilities (H. 
Rept. 104-192); and
  H.R. 1858, to reduce paperwork and additional regulatory burdens for 
depository institutions, amended (H. Rept. 104-193).
Page H7178
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designates Representative Shaw to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H7073
Recess: House recessed at 9:49 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m.
  Page H7079
Committees to Sit: The following committees and their subcommittees 
received permission to sit today during the proceedings of the House 
under the 5-minute rule: Committees on Agriculture, Commerce, 
Government Reform and Oversight, House Oversight, International 
Relations, Judiciary, Resources, and Small Business.
  Page H7099
Presidential Message--National Security: Read a message from the 
President wherein he reports the Administration's actions and expenses 
directly related to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by 
the declaration of a national emergency and expanded sanctions against 
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)--referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 
104-101).
  Pages H7100-02 

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Interior Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 244 yeas to 181 nays, 
Roll No. 523, the House passed H.R. 1977, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996.
  Pages H7102-35
  Rejected the Yates motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
Page H7135
Agreed To:
  The Gutknecht amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the 
Mississippi River Corridor Heritage Commission;
Pages H7107-09
  The Parker amendment that bars the use of funds for the Energy 
Department to plan, propose, issue, or prescribe any new or amended 
energy efficiency standard under the Codes and Standards Program and 
makes a reduction of $12.8 million to DOE's energy conservation account 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 261 ayes to 165 noes, with 1 voting 
``present,'' Roll No. 519);
Pages H7109-13
  The Olver amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the Energy 
Department to plan, propose, issue, or prescribe any new or amended 
energy efficiency standard through the Codes and Standards Program if 
the Attorney General determines that the standard is likely to cause 
significant anti-competitive effects;
Pages H7104-05, H7113-15
  The Zimmer amendment that prohibits the use of funds from being used 
to demolish the bridge between Jersey City, New Jersey, and Ellis 
Island or to prevent pedestrian use of such bridge so long as it meets 
generally accepted safety standards for foot traffic (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 230 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 520);
Pages H7115-18
  The Klug amendment that prohibits the use of funds to be obligated or 
expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining 
or mill site claim or issuance of a patent for any such claim (agreed 
by a recorded vote of 271 ayes to 153 noes, Roll No. 521); and
Pages H7118-23
  The Cremeans amendment that prohibits funds from being used to 
acquire land in Ohio's Lawrence, Monroe, or Washington counties for the 
Wayne National Forest.
Pages H7123-24
Rejected:
  The Schaefer amendment that sought to strike language allowing DOE to 
sell up to seven million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve and deposit the receipts in a fund for decommissioning the 
Weeks Island site and reduces the SPR appropriation by $100 million 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 157 ayes to 267 noes, Roll No. 517). 
This amendment was debated on July 17;
Pages H7103-04
  The Chabot amendment that sought to strike all funding for the 
National Endowment for the Humanities (rejected by a recorded vote of 
148 ayes to 277 noes, Roll No. 518). This amendment was debated on July 
17; and
Page H7104
  The Kennedy amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds by the 
Forest Service for construction of roads or the preparation of timber 
sales in roadless areas comprising 3,000 acres or more (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 166 ayes to 255 noes, Roll No. 522). Earlier, a point 
of order was overruled by the Chair.
Pages H7125-31
  A point of order was sustained against the Owens amendment that 
sought to require companies that extract minerals from Federal lands to 
pay an 8% royalty on the value of the minerals produced. Subsequently, 
rejected an appeal of the ruling of the Chair that sustained the point 
of order by voice vote.
Pages H7105-07
Agriculture Appropriations: House agreed to H. Res. 188, providing for 
consideration of H.R. 1976, making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996. Agreed to order 
the previous question on the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 
yeas and 145 nays, Roll No. 524, on which the vote was postponed from 
July 17.
  Pages H7135-36
Treasury--Post Office Appropriations: House completed all general 
debate and began consideration of amendment on H.R. 2020, making 
appropriations for Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996; but came to no 
resolution thereon. Consideration of amendments will continue on 
Wednesday, July 19.
  Pages H7083-99, H7136-49
  Pending when the committee rose was the Hoyer amendment that seeks to 
strike the prohibition on the use of funds to pay for abortions under 
the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.
Pages H7145-49
  Agreed to the Kelly amendment that reduces by $3.6 million funding 
for the Internal Revenue Service information systems and increases by 
$2.6 million funding for salaries and expenses for the United States 
Customs Service.
Page H7139
  H. Res. 190, the rule under which the bill is being considered, was 
agreed to earlier by voice vote. Agreed to order the previous question 
on the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 192 nays, Roll 
No. 516.
Pages H7083-92
House Financial Audit: By a yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas, the House 
agreed to H. Res. 192, providing for additional auditing by the House 
Inspector General.
  Pages H7149-52, H7154-56

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Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H7179-80.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes, and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H7091-92, H7103-04, H7104, H7113, H7117-18, H7122-23, H7131, H7135, 
H7135-36, and H7152. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:52 p.m.